The Towncast

Rebecca Greene has been reporting for decades and now she is the publisher and editor in chief of several local online newspapers, TAPinto Hawthorne, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn, Ridgewood and other TAPintos in the Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey. She shares her passion for reporting the news, some of her favorite stories and some tragic. Find your local online newspaper at www.tapinto.net .

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Museum director, Giacomo DeStefano, takes us on a detailed tour of the Paterson Museum, highlighting the city's history of silk manufacturing, the several factories making train locomotives, the Paterson factory producing the Sam Colt rifles and pistols and, of course, the birthplace of Lou Costello. Make sure you check them out, www.patersonmuseum.com.

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For the 24th time, the Garden State Film Festival kicked off their weekend with Filmmakers Night. We had the chance to interview a few of the filmmakers, actors, screenwriters and friends who all came to support one another. Make sure you visit www.gsff.org for more information on the festival.

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Pastor Charles Salinas shares his journey from being a corrections officer to the Executive Director of the last Christian school in Paterson NJ. He gave us a a tour of the facilities and the importance of a Christian education. You can learn more about Dawn Treader, named after the C.S. Lewis novel, The Chronicles of Narnia. For more information, go to www.dawntreaderchristian.orgPlease subscribe to our channel, every subscriber helps.

Discover the incredible journey of author Robert Skead, a Son of the American Revolution with nearly a dozen books to his name. In this episode, Robert shares how his path to becoming a writer was anything but ordinary—from graduating college and working as a rubber stamp salesman to receiving life-changing advice from his mother that inspired him to write his first book. Even more fascinating, Robert went on to write three historical fiction novels with his father.Please subscribe to the channel and support Towncast. Your support helps us continue bringing you inspiring stories and great guests.

This is an incredible story of Dr. Larry Grogin, a chiropractor, acupuncturist and ultra-marathoner who, in his early 60s was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Now, on his 71st birthday, Dr. Grogin is going to run across America, 100 marathons in 100 days. His motto, "movement is medicine".Follow his story and his journey, www.davisphinneyfoundation.org.Please subscribe, it helps.

Having worked on projects such as Homeland, Avatar, Paranormal Activity 2 and many others, Kimberly shares her journey from opera singer to one of the top casting directors in the industry and shed some light on the business of casting for film and television.Please subscribe, it's FREE!

For over 66 years this family owned business has been providing homeowners in the area with quality flooring, carpeting, refinishing and upgrading home throughout northern NJ. Glenn Baker, the grandson of the founder, now has the reigns and continues the family tradition.Please subscribe, it's free!

With over 30,000,000 people playing pickleball in 2025, Stephen Feehan, owner of Passion Pickleball, wants to make sure you that no matter if there is 2' of snow on the ground, -15 degrees out or 100% humidity, you have a great place to play year round. And, for anyone who mentions the Towncast, he has a great free offer for you to try it out.Please subscribe, it helps the Towncast.

Mark Reitsma never climbed a mountain other than driving up Pike's Peak. He decided to climb the tallest, free standing mountain in the world. All for charity. His devotion to City Relief has led him to climb this 19,000 foot mountain all to raise money which goes directly to City Relief to help those experiencing homelessness and poverty.www.cityrelief.org/hike-mark.Please consider subscribing to our channel, it's free and it helps the Towncast.